The Psychology of Vandalism

By Arnold P. Goldstein

Book Overview

In The Psychology of Vandalism , Arnold P. Goldstein thoroughly examines the status, causation, prevention, and remediation of vandalistic behavior. Goldstein provides vandal- and environment-oriented explanations and interventions. He includes 169 tactics to reduce vandalism as well as ways for selecting and combining these tactics into programs. A selection of exemplary research reports evaluate diverse vandalism interventions. This reference will benefit graduate students, practitioners, and academics in clinical, social, and environmental psychology as well as criminology.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0306451409
• ISBN13: 9780306451409
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"